'Spindle-shaped' definitions:

Definition of 'spindle-shaped'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Tapering at each end [syn: fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped]

Definition of 'Spindle-shaped'

From: GCIDE
  • Spindle-shaped \Spin"dle-shaped`\, a.
  • 1. Having the shape of a spindle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Bot.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots. [1913 Webster]